Welcome to Red Rock ...

Red Rock is located in Beaverhead County<1>.

The location of Red Rock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Red Rock is 5,620 feet [1,713 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Red Rock is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Red Rock lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Red Rock: (406)

Communities Also Named Red Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Red Rock - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (4), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota (2), Nevada, New Brunswick (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Rock.

Communities near Red Rock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Rock.

• Armstead ‑ Historic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstead
  • Armstead was located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the northwest of Red Rock.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Dell
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
  • Dell lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the southeast of Red Rock.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dell<5>
• Bannack ‑ Historic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannack
  • Bannack was located 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the northwest of Red Rock.
• Lima
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the southeast of Red Rock.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lima
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima<5>
• Dillon
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon lies 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the north of Red Rock.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dillon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon<5>
• Argenta
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
  • Argenta lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> to the north of Red Rock.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Argenta
• Junction
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • Junction lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Red Rock.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Junction
• Leadore
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadore
  • Leadore lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Red Rock.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Leadore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadore<5>
• Polaris
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
  • Polaris lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Red Rock.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Polaris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polaris<5>
• Lemhi
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemhi
  • Lemhi lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<4> to the west of Red Rock.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemhi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lemhi
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemhi<5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Red Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Rock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Red Rock. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Rock.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Red Rock.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Rock ...

Looking for more information about Red Rock? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Red Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red Rock.

Adding Red Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Rock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Red Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Red Rock post office opened in 1879.

We also found Red Rock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/